Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-14
ceived an insinuating or embarrassing

ceived an insinuating or embarrassing
word or look IN su her career.
The profession of an actress is suppos-
ed to be more ffaught with temptations
than other aVoeStIons, but do not know
this TO be true.
In one of our large cities west Of New
York there was young lady clerking in
q dry goods establishment ct the princely
sum Of 81 per week. Finding this in
adequate to her personal expenses OF
board, washing, and shOeleather, & she
complained to her employer.
| what shall do?" she asked.
"Well, you know what some girls do TO
improve their Situations" he said, and
left her to consider his words.
| Without doubt the managers of some
| thesteIs DO abuse and misuse their power.
Two pitiful cases have been recfted to
me personally within two years.
One pretty young woman who had been
deserted by her good-for-nothing, disso-
lutte husband, resolved to make her really
fine voice means Of support. After much
hard study and months of constant ap-
pearanCe in q small part, she begged her
manager TO give her trial in more an
bilious role. He answered her that she
was capable OF better things, but he re-
fused to advance her unless she sacrificed
her self respect to him. She is still ap-
pearing in her unimportant role.
Another more recent case WAS that of
young girl scarcely out of short dresses.
She was almost born On the stage, and mas
played youthful parts from her childhood.
She is pure as lily-bud, and has bios
sOmed into lovely young woman who is
anxious to make success Of her profess
sion. When she asked q well-known
manager to give her his influence, he
promised to do so on condition that she
gave him her honor in return.
Surely no hell fire could be too hot for
srch men. The girl is an orphan, and
obliged TO earn her living by the profess
sion IN which she was reared.
The most dangerous Of all temptations
is that which comes through love.
l know personally one case where e
young man carefully and delicateIy won
the confidence and gratitude and love OF
q working girl By the most gentle of &C
tons and repetition of thoughtful kind
nesses. Then, when he had made him
self necessary TO her life, he gave her the
alternative of sharing his unlawful COM
partnership or never seeing his face again.
The girl had the strength to send him
away, but she never recovered from the
shock to mind and body.
Men tempt women through their vanity
and affections.
Women tempt men through their emo
tions Or their ambitions. A clever young
woman Yves DESTROYS of living in luxury
and responsibility. She worked night
and day to improve heaself, and became
brilliant musician and lirguist. Then she
threw herself in the way of man who
possessed money, but whose social am
billions were baked by IN exceedingly
commonplace and uneducsted wife. The
man made comparisons and finally fell
into the snare. The wife was divorced,
and the schening Young woman shortly
filed the vacant position.
l do lot believe the Creator made man
any more wicked than woman. Both
sexes hare the same impulses ard emo
tions. Women are compelled to fight
against their own weaknesses, and to
combat those of men.
Where ten women are tempted, two only
fall. Where ten men are tempted, two
emily stand.
And yet we are called the weaker sex.
If the penalties for folly were as severe
for men SIS for women, and il the world
demanded IS high morality from them,
they would be IS good IS we are.
te ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.